​Credential Students

• Applicants must pass the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and all subtests of the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects, or the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects and the CSET: Writing Skills subtest prior to the start of student teaching in the program.
• International students are not eligible to apply to the credential program because they must be enrolled as degree-seeking students to qualify for a student visa. However, international students may be eligible to apply to our Master's Credential Cohort Program: Elementary Education program in which the coursework for this credential is combined with the coursework for a master's degree.

You can also earn your Preliminary Education Specialist Credential concurrently with an MEd in Special Education through our Master's Credential Cohort: Special Education, which equips you with deeper knowledge, skills and strategies to flourish in your new career.

Preliminary Education Specialist Credential

• Applicants must pass the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and all subtests of the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects, or the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects and the CSET: Writing Skills subtest prior to the start of student teaching in the program.
• International students are not eligible to apply to the credential program because they must be enrolled as degree-seeking students to qualify for a student visa. However, international students may be eligible to apply to our Master's Credential Cohort Program: Elementary Education program in which the coursework for this credential is combined with the coursework for a master's degree.

A second option is to earn your Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential concurrently with an MEd in Elementary Education through our Master's Credential Cohort: Elementary Education, which equips you with deeper knowledge, skills and strategies to flourish in your new career.

Preliminary Multiple Subject Credential

• Applicants must pass the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and all subtests of the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects, or the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects and the CSET: Writing Skills subtest prior to the start of student teaching in the program.
• International students are not eligible to apply to the credential program because they must be enrolled as degree-seeking students to qualify for a student visa. However, international students may be eligible to apply to our Master's Credential Cohort Program: Elementary Education program in which the coursework for this credential is combined with the coursework for a master's degree.

As a third option, you can earn your Preliminary Single Subject Credential concurrently with an M.Ed. in Secondary Education through our Master's Credential Cohort: Secondary Education, which equips you with deeper knowledge, skills and strategies to flourish in your new career.

Preliminary Single Subject Credential

• Applicants must pass the California Basic Educational Skills Test (CBEST) and all subtests of the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects, or the California Subject Examination for Teachers (CSET): Multiple Subjects and the CSET: Writing Skills subtest prior to the start of student teaching in the program.
• The Test of English as a Foreign Language (TOEFL) or the International English Language Testing System (IELTS) is required of all international applicants and may only be waived if English is the applicant's primary language or if he or she obtained a bachelor's degree in the U.S., Great Britain, Canada or Australia.

The Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) program prepares students to become professional counselors. Through this program, students fulfill the requirements to earn a California pupil personnel services credential in addition to their master's degree.

Pupil Personnel Services (PPS) Credential